Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-24
THE BIGGEST SNOWFALL

THE BIGGEST SNOWFALL
Lily's Adventure In It-saved by Tim, the
Cat.
'Here comes the snow. Look, look
what beautiful f1akes!" cried Lily as
she gazed from the nursery window.
II am glad !'
"Why are you gladP" asked Ida, who
was watching the sky. II am not
glad"
mo, because you want to go to
Reigate; but want to make the big
gest SNOWFALL that ever was seen ~
"You will be puzzled to do that" re-
piled her sister. 'But here comes the
snow-storm."
The snow fell thickly, and in the
morning there was nothing but white
to be seen. Two days passed; more
snow came. but then the weather
cleared. Ida went off, under her par
ents' escort, to her aunt's house; and
Lily, putting on her thickest boots and
warmest clothes. went into the garden
with her brothers to make ''the biggest
SNOWFALL that was ever seen ~
Of course Tim, the cat, looked on.
Nothing can be done unless Tim has a
share in the fun of this happy family.
Perhaps, as it turned out, it was good
thing that Tim aoas looking on.
The children kept rolling the snow
about until the ball had got as big as
Lily herself. They were scooping it
out in the middle to make it into a
house, when dinner-time came, and the
children went indoors with such red
hands and faces, and looking as well as
possible.
After dinner the boys went out walk
ing; Lily kept quiet for while. think
ing. Soon Lily crept downstairs and
out into the garden to see her big snow
ball, and to play at being Laplander.
She had heard that Laplanders lived
in cold countries in snow-houses; so she
was LAP" She dug out more snow,
until she could sit inside the great
SNOWFALL quite at the end of the garden.
Lily was very hot as she crept in, and
piled the snow by degrees in front of
her; her gloves got very wet, and her
hands burned when she stuck them to-
gether- At last she got drowsy, and
fell fast asleep.
Tea-time came "Where is Miss
Lilyp" asked nurse. No one could tell.
No one had seen her since dinner, ex-
cept the parlor-maid, who said; "Per-
haps she is in the garden"
The nurse looked out. It was then
getting dark She put on her goloshes,
and walked all around the garden seek
ing Lily. She looked at the SNOWFALL.
No Lily was there; she could see
nothing but the snow-mass.
Then she became frightened; where
could Lily beP There were no marks
in the snow to show that she had gone
out into the road. Perhaps she has gone
with her brothers to see the sliders on
the common! S
Five clock. No Lily. Now it was
dark. Father and mother would be
home soon. The nurse, cook, and par
lor-maid searched all over the house
upstairs, downstairs. But no Lily!
AS they were searching knock came
to the door. Father and mother had
come home, after leaving Ida at Reigate.
In few minutes the boys came in, too;
but without Lily!
Their mother at once noticed the pale
and frightened face of the parlor-maid,
but said nothing until she reached the
nursery, when she saw the nurse just
as frightened, and even paler.
e.What is the matter?' cried Mrs.
Smith. us any thing wrongP You
and Fanny are both looking as
frightened as if there had been thieves
in the house. What has happened?
Speak!'
.'Oh. nam, Miss Lily-is-lostr'
'.Lostr' screamed Mrs. Smith. ''Lost,
and you sit here quietly? Have you
searhed? did you send for the police?
Where was she lost?"
The poor mothers alarm and distress
were terrible to see She was so fond
of all her children that she was nearly
she rushed into every room,
dashing the cupboards and presses
open, and unlocking the trunks; she
looked into the cistern, into a great
sofa-box in the bed room, under all the
beds. She turned the cat roughly out
of the armchair, and poor Tim, being
very much frightened, ran downstairs
and mewed until the cook let him go
out into the garden.
Willie and Earnest also searched.
Mr.. Smith went off to the police-station
to describe the little girl and to inquire.
Poor little Lily was lost-perhaps dead.
and no one could think where the child
had gone! The garden was searched
with lanterns; and; when the boys with
their father were looking round for the
last time, up came Tim and mewed.
II believe Tim misses Lily" said
Ernest.
Tim mewed again, turned round,
walked down the garden and made a
dreadful noise. Then, to the astonish-
ment of all, the cat leaped on the big
sas0UbaU and scratched at 1t!